Marly Robins Welcome to FT
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Marly Robins
I am trying to use American Airlines frequent flyer points on a flight from Chicago to Denpasser Bali. This would be for may 2019. It is a Cathay flight. The seats for frequent flyer points aren't open yet by Cathay and they are limited. How do I get those seats?
Getting an award flights USA - South East Asia/Bali/Singapore is regular topic.
Just because an airline has flights where you want to go, does not mean there will be award seats on those flights.
Look for the long haul award first and consider different routes & dates.
You could get to SE Asia, like Singapore or HKG, and buy a cash ticket for the last flight. But separate tickets has risk, especially with the Bali volcano.
Look at the AA forum threads on awards
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Advice for Award availability US to South East Asia
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HELP DESK: MileSAAver / SAAver award questions, assistance
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Oneworld and other airline Awards Rules, Information 2015 on
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AA Award: Cathay Pacific / CX, KA availability, etc. (master thd)